Set off on a weekend getaway to the beautiful Rip Van Winkle Gardens, your gateway to a lush paradise filled with interesting historical sites and a semi-tropical garden paradise in New Iberia. Guests can make a 2-day trip out of their visit to the Rip Van Winkle Gardens thanks to Acadian cottages for rent along Lake Peigneur. The accommodations offer luxuries like a hand-crafted king-size bed, complimentary bottles of wine, and an unbeatable view of the lakefront, among other things. At the gardens, guests can also enjoy a guided tour of actor Joseph Jefferson’s hunting lodge and painting studio. An architectural treasure in its own right, the house, which was built in 1870, is home to many of the actor’s paintings which pay homage to the South after the Civil War. Other unique sites to visit at the Rap Van Winkle Gardens include the garden’s bell and tea house, and an authentic hand-carved Balinese Gateway that was brought to the gardens in 2008.

5505 Rip Van Winkle Road, New Iberia, Louisiana 70560, Phone: 337-359-8525

Take a tour of Shadows on the Teche Learn about local history at the Bayou Teche Museum Have dinner at Jane's Seafood Enjoy the gazebo overlooking the pond at Landry's Take the kids to Caribbean Ice Co See The Bunk Johnson Collection Go bird watching at the Jungle Gardens Book a cottage at Rip Van Winkle Gardens and spend a night

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